The itch

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It started with a tickle, just a tingle on his shin

But no matter how much he scratched himself it wouldn’t leave his skin

He dug his nails deeper hoping to relieve his itch

He scrubbed until he bled but he couldn’t get rid of it

He thought of what the gypsy said

When she cursed him in his home

The irritation would not stop

It would consume his soul

His leg was gushing blood now

His skin was pinkish red

He tried to think of a way out

Before the itch could spread

He grabbed his sharpest knife

And then he went to work

He sliced through tendons and through bones

No matter how it hurt

He removed his lower leg

 Just beneath the knee

And let out a long deep sigh

He finally found relief

He lied down on the floor

The knife had done the trick

But again he felt a tickle

 This time it was on his dick

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